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Jeter's Next Big Swing

"I don't miss playings," says the retired Yankee, as the press-shy captain leads website The Players' Tribune, where DeAndre Jordan and Tiger Woods break news (sorry, ESPN) and backers are betting on a media home run

It should be acknowledged that he was laughing quite a bit when he said this, but he seems to have had enough of the scoring this season.

"I think Carrie Ann has an issue," he said. "I don't know what it is but I would love to know so we can address it. As of now, I have no clue what the hell she was talking about."

Both Maks and Hope seem more than capable of sticking up for themselves. Their constant defense against the judges actually appears to have eased the tension in their partnership -- something producers were very eager to play up in rehearsal packages earlier in the season.

All smiles backstage, Hope reiterated her comments from the broadcast. "They've wanted to get us off since day one," she said.

Day one might be a bit extreme, but there's no arguing with how the judges sided on Monday. Maks and Hope came in a distant last place, with a score of 49 out of a possible 70, behind J.R. Martinez and the tied-for-first Ricki Lake and Rob Kardashian.

Still, Maks enters the last elimination before the finale with no regrets.

"I go to sleep with a very clear conscious because I say everything on my mind and never hide anything," Maks said. "I'm good."